decelerateverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˌdiːˈsel.ər.eɪt/us/ˌdiːˈsel.ə.reɪt/to reduce the speed that a vehicle is travelling at:
The car decelerated at the sight of the police car.
to happen or make something happen more slowly
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accelerate
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
- accelerant
- accelerate
- acceleration
- catch
- catch (sb) up
- downshift
- foot
- gather
- gun
- motor
- retard
- retardation
- slacken
- slow
- slow (sb/sth) down/up
- sped
- speed
- throttle
- throttle (sth) back/down
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